Plants

Fast Plant Finder – Three easy ways to find plant images:

1: Enter all or part of a plant name (common name or botanical name) or a keyword

To refine or narrow down your search also add in searches in boxes 2 and 3. If you don’t know the name of a plant, search by the criteria below to help narrow down the search results.

2: Use the plant type or category search
3: Select specific plant attributes in the advanced search boxes

Keyword or Plant Name:
Plant Type and Category:
- Select Category - Bulbous Plants Cactic and Succulents Climbers Ferns and Mosses Food Plants Fungi Grasses and Bamboos Herbaceous Plants Orchids and Bromeliads Rhododendrons Roses Trees Water Plants Woody Shrubs    - Select Plant Type -
Advanced Search:
Hardiness - Any Hardiness - Will Tolerate -40 degrees C. Hardiness Zone 3 Will Tolerate -35 degrees C. Hardiness Zone 4 Will Tolerate -29 degrees C. Hardiness Zone 5 Will Tolerate -23 degrees C. Hardiness Zone 6 Will Tolerate -18 degrees C. Hardiness Zone 7 Will Tolerate -12 degrees C. Hardiness Zone 8 Will Tolerate -7 degrees C. Hardiness Zone 9 Will Tolerate -2 degrees C. Hardiness Zone 10 May tolerate 0 degrees C. Hardiness Zone 10 Tender. Will Not Tolerate Frost Tender. Will Not Tolerate Below 5 Degrees C   Aspect - Any Aspect - Prefers shade Prefers full sun Prefers sun with some shade during the day Prefers shelter and shade Prefers shelter from cold wind South facing aspect maximising heat & light Tolerates cold North facing aspect & low light levels   Award - Any Award - Award of Garden Merit   Flower Colour - Any Flower Colour - Black Blue Pale blue Brown Deep purple Green Light purple, mauve Orange Red Red magenta Red maroon Red pink White Yellow Bicolour Variegated   Fruit Colour - Any Fruit Colour - Black Blue Pale blue Brown Deep purple Green Light purple, mauve Orange Red Red magenta Red maroon Red pink White Yellow Bicolour Variegated   Garden Uses - Any Garden Uses - Very small gardens Small gardens Steep exposed or alpine sites Annual bedding/hanging baskets/planters Garden borders Conservatory plants Pots, containers, and planters Suitable for dry places Suitable for air polluted places Suitable as deterrant planting Suitable for wet or watery places Suitable for exposed windy sites Suitable for sites exposed to seaspray Suitable climber/scrambler for walls trellises & arches Suitable for woodland places Suitable for larger gardens as specimen plant Fast growing Good foliage effect Sweet or fragrant scented Good for ground cover Suitable for small hedging or knot gardens Suitable for hedging, screening or avenues Sweet or fragrant scented Use for ornamental effect   Leaf Colour - Any Leaf Colour - Black Blue Pale blue Brown Deep purple Green Light purple, mauve Orange Red Red magenta Red maroon Red pink White Yellow Bicolour Variegated   Scent - Any Scent - Aromatic scented Sweet or fragrant scented Pungent or unpleasant smell   Seasonal Interest - Any Seasonal Interest - Spring Summer Autumn (Fall) Winter Winter and Autumn Spring and Autumn (Fall) Summer and Autumn (Fall) Spring and Summer Spring Summer and Autumn Winter and Spring Spring and Autumn   Soil Preference - Any Soil Preference - Prefers acidic soil Prefers neutral soil Prefers alkaline soil Prefers humus-rich soil Does not like drying out prefers some moisture Suitable for most types of soil Prefers well drained soil Does not like waterlogged soil Will tolerate clay soils Will tolerate poor soils Will tolerate sandy soils

Identify Garden Plants and Native Plants quickly. Use common or botanical plant names, OR search by Colour, Scent, Season, Plant Type, or Keywords to find plants you don’t know the names of.

The heart of HOLLY.ORG is a picture library; it’s so much easier to identify plants by images. What’s that about a picture painting a thousand words…?

When your search returns the thumbnail pictures, double click the pictures to get more information on the plants plus different pictures of them that we hold in the library, and double click the medium sized image to see an even larger screen image to help you identify them. Use our Glossary of Terms to improve your horticultural knowledge.

Expand your ideas; See how plants have been used in other people’s design schemes to give you ideas for your garden. See many plants in their native habitats to understand their preferred growing conditions.